| 100% | EDNAOBRIEN | 10 | Irish novelist who wrote "The Country Girls," "House of Splendid Isolation," and "Girls" (2 wds.) |
| 55% | TANAFRENCH | 10 | Irish novelist who wrote "In the Woods," "The Witch Elm," and "The Hunter" (2 wds.) |
| 55% | BRIANJACQUES | 12 | British novelist who wrote the "Redwall" and "Castaways of the Flying Dutchman" series (2 wds.) |
| 52% | WILLACATHER | 11 | American novelist who wrote the Great Plains trilogy of 15-Across, "The Song of the Lark," and 45-Across (2 wds.) |
| 50% | LENADUNHAM | 10 | "Girls" actress who wrote the memoir "Not That Kind of Girl": 2 wds. |
| 49% | CHUCKBARRIS | 11 | TV program creator and host who wrote the memoir "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind": 2 wds. |
| 49% | LENADUNHAM | 10 | "Girls" actress/creator who wrote the 2014 memoir "Not That Kind of Girl": 2 wds. |
| 49% | ANGIETHOMAS | 11 | Novelist who wrote the Y.A. bestsellers 17-Across and 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 48% | OSCARWILDE | 10 | Irish poet and playwright who wrote only one novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" in his lifetime: 2 wds. |
| 48% | GILLIANFLYNN | 12 | Author who wrote the film adaptation of her own "Gone Girl": 2 wds. |
| 48% | WILLIAMBUTLER | 13 | ___ Yeats, Irish poet who wrote the poem "The Second Coming" and helped found the Abbey Theatre: 2 wds. |
| 48% | RANDYTRAVIS | 11 | Country music superstar who wrote the 2019 autobiography "Forever and Ever, Amen: A Memoir of Music, Faith, and Braving the Storms of Life" (2 wds.) |
| 47% | HARLANHOWARD | 12 | Songwriter in the Nashville Songwriters, Country Music, and Songwriters Halls of Fame who wrote the songs on 40-Across's 2023 album (2 wds.) |
| 47% | EMMADONOGHUE | 12 | Irish novelist who wrote "Slammerkin," 44-Down, and "Learned By Heart" (2 wds.) |
| 47% | COLMTOIBIN | 10 | Irish novelist who wrote 17-Across, 26-Across, and 33-Across (2 wds.) |
| 47% | NEILGAIMAN | 10 | Fantasy novelist who wrote "American Gods" and "The Graveyard Book": 2 wds. |
| 47% | HEATHERMORRIS | 13 | New Zealand novelist who wrote "The Tattooist of Auschwitz" and its sequels, 32-Across and 52-Across (2 wds.) |
| 47% | MICHAELCHABON | 13 | Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who wrote "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay," 15-Across, and 47-Across (2 wds.) |
| 47% | BECKHAM | 7 | Spice Girl Victoria, who released the solo single "Out of Your Mind," and was nicknamed "Posh Spice": 2 wds. |
| 47% | FAYEKELLERMAN | 13 | "The Quality of Mercy" novelist who has written 27 mysteries featuring 18-Across and 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 47% | LEECHILD | 8 | Pen name of the British novelist who writes the Jack Reacher novel series (2 wds.) |
| 46% | AUGUSTWILSON | 12 | Playwright of the month who wrote "Fences" and "The Piano Lesson": 2 wds. |
| 46% | TOMWAITS | 8 | 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee who wrote the Rod Stewart hit "Downtown Train": 2 wds. |
| 46% | JOHNLESCROART | 13 | Texas-born novelist who wrote the 2019 bestseller "The Rule of Law" (2 wds.) |
| 45% | SERENAWILLIAMS | 14 | 2003 and 2013 Best Female Athlete ESPY winner who wrote the kids' book "The Adventures of Qai Qai": 2 wds. |
| 45% | LOUISBRAILLE | 12 | Blind educator who invented the touch system of reading and writing named after him: 2 wds. |
| 45% | LOUISEERDRICH | 13 | Native American novelist who wrote 2012's "The Round House": 2 wds. |
| 45% | NANCYPELOSI | 11 | Democratic congresswoman who served as Speaker of the House from 2007-2011 and 2019-2023: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ELOISAJAMES | 11 | Romance novelist who wrote the Desperate Duchesses series, among many others: 2 wds. |
| 45% | DEBBIEMACOMBER | 14 | Romance novelist who wrote the Blossom Street series, among many others: 2 wds. |